Ghanaian security agents seized
a truckload of arms and
ammunition believed to be on
its way to crisis-torn Nigeria and
arrested five people, a senior
police officer in Accra said on
Wednesday.
The Tuesday seizure comes with
Nigeria hit by mass protests and
a national strike over soaring
fuel prices as well as spiralling
violence blamed on Islamist
group Boko Haram.
“The vehicle with Coca Cola
inscription was loaded with the
consignment which included
pump action guns, double-
barrel guns and a large quantity
of cartridges,” Accra Regional
Police Commander Rose Bio
Atinga told AFP.
Police, acting on a tipoff,
arrested two Nigerians and
three Ghanaians.
“After a check was conducted,
we realise that the vehicle with
a (Nigerian) registration
number, was loaded with
ammunition covered by a metal
plate,” said Atinga.
“Upon interrogation, the
suspects confessed that the
consignment was on its way to
Nigeria,” she said.
Ghana and Nigeria — two west
African countries — are linked
by road, by sea and by air.
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